Michael is a long-distance runner. He is preparing for a marathon. A radio reporter interviews Michael after the marathon. The interview is used for a podcast. Michael uploads the podcast to his blog. Some people cannot access the podcast. State two causes of unequal access to ICT.
Being bald
Affordability
Remote location
Being disabled
" Layla has a new netbook Layla would like to use VoIP on her netbook to keep in touch with her cousin in Canada. (i) State one piece of equipment she will need to make calls.
Phone
USB cable
Headphones/speakers
Ethernet cable
Most of Layla's friends have computers at home. She finds that she cannot use VoIP to call some of them. Give two possible reasons for this.
No broadband in the area
Her computer doesn't have inbuilt microphone
Her computer has no soundcard
Computer not set up with VOIP
Amy owns AMYSCLOTHES.com. It sells a range of clothes and accessories from different suppliers. Zain is redesigning the AMYSCLOTHES.com website. The AMYSCLOTHES.com website will use a range of accessibility features. State two accessibility features that could be used in the website.
Screen reader
Use Comic Sans font
Resizable fonts
A screen reader is audio added to the page that reads text out loud.
Give two reasons why AMYSCLOTHES.com should use accessibility features in its website.
Appeal to more people
It’s a legal requirement
Online shopping is very suitable for disabled people, so sites should cater for them
Katherine creates digital products for young children. She is developing an e-book about Medieval England. Katherine wants to ensure that her e-books are accessible. Identify two accessibility features she could use.
Transcripts for video (text of what the video says)
Zoom feature
Volume control
Different size pictures
Explain why Katherine needs to use accessibility features in her e-books.
To make sure all contents is accesible to all people
Its more profitable to do this
She has to comply with the Disability discrimination act.
She has a moral right to
Katherine is adding audio to her e-book. One type of audio Katherine could use is sound effects. Give two other types of audio she could use.
Playlist
Soundtack
Voiceover
Identify one local storage device, other than a DVD or CD drive, that could be used for backups of video?
PSP
Local hard drive
Blue ray disk drive
The local hard drive is the one inside the computer and so would not be used as a back up. You could use an external hard drive as well if this was an option
Mitch could use online storage for his video files. Give two advantages of using online storage rather than DVD.
Can access video files from anywhere with internet
Its not as time consuming as burning a DVD
Don't need to buy extra storage (e.g. more DVDs) / online storage is free
Give 2 reasons why a blu-ray disc will not play on a DVD player.
It's more complicated
It costs more
Uses a different laser to read the disc
Not compatible
Michael is a long-distance runner. He is preparing for a marathon. He uses a Bluetooth health monitor. Michael uses Bluetooth to transfer data from the health monitor to his tablet computer. Give 2 reasons he might use Bluetooth rather than infrared for this transfer.
No need for line of sight / Infrared blocked by objects in path
Blue tooth is more cost effective
Bluetooth is faster
Infrared is dangerous to his health
BB Broadband offers 'unlimited' monthly usage. State what this means.
It means you can only download a certain amount of data per month
It means you can access the net with as many devices as you wish
It means that you can have as many accounts as you want
It means that you can have unlimited downloads per month
Describe how Ryan could share his phone's mobile broadband connection with Michael's tablet computer without using cables.
Set up the phone as a router/hotspot using Wi-fi
Use Bluetooth to connect the 2 devices
Use infra-red to connect the 2 devices
Link the devices together using wi-fi
State how Ryan could prevent other devices from sharing his connection.
Use a secure diskdrive
Use a firewall
Set an access key or a password or a PIN
Block unknown devices
Explain why sharing the connection might affect the bandwidth available to Ryan.
As more devices use the connection, the available bandwidth is shared between them and so reduces the bandwidth available to Ryan.
As more device connect, the available bandwidth speeds up to cope so Ryan's connection will be faster.
Ryan's bandwidth will not be affected if he shares his connection.
Most camcorders have an LCD screen. State one use for the screen.
Delete any bad video footage
Let's you preview video footage
Let's you adjust the light when capturing footage
State what is meant by WiFi.
A way of connecting a device to a network without the need for the internet
A way of connecting a device to a network with cables / wire
A way of connecting a device to a network without the need for cables / wires
Mitch wants to use a camcorder to record objects in the distance. State which camcorder feature he will need.
Digital zoom
Widescreen lens
Panoramic setting
Mitch's camcorder has GPS tagging as an extra feature. State what GPS tagging does.
It shows where the recording was edited
It shows where his camera is
It shows where the recording was taken
It shows him how to get home from where he has been
State why GPS tagging is a useful feature.
Allows you to attach images to a map
Allow you to attach images to an email
To show you how to get home
To help you find your camera if you lose it
